§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many visits abroad each Minister of State made during 1993; and what was(a) the cost to public funds and (b) the purpose of each visit.
§ Sir John WheelerMinisters of State at the Northern Ireland made nine visits abroad at a total cost of just under £27,900.
The visits were:
(a) Mr. Mates
- Meeting with EC Commissioner in Brussels.
- An Intergovernmental Conference meeting in Dublin with other Ministers.
(b) Sir John Wheeler
Meeting in Dublin.
(c) Mr. Atkins
- A transport and air exhibition in Hamburg.
- A rugby international in Dublin.
- A North South environmental and housing conference in Dublin.
- Le Bourget air show in Paris.
- Anuga Food Festival in Cologne.
- A cross border trade conference in Dublin.